HPE Smart Array SR SmartCache

SmartCache enables solid-state drives to be used as caching devices for hard drive media. SmartCache provides the following features:

  • Accelerates application performance
  • Provides lower latency for transactions in applications
  • Supports all operating systems without the need for changes to OS, driver, or applications

SmartCache will be fully enabled after the first SmartCache is created on the controller.

The following features are not available unless SmartCache is disabled:

  • Expand Array
  • Advanced Capacity Expansion
  • Move Logical Drive
  • Change Array Drive Type
  • Mirror Splitting and Recombining (offline only)
  • Split Mirror Backup and Rollback (online and offline)
  • Heal Array
  • Extend Logical Drive
  • Migrate RAID/Strip Size
  • Change Cache Ratio
  • Align Logical Drives

SmartCache requires a battery and a SmartCache license. If you purchase the HPE Smart Array P816i-a SR Gen10, a license is included.

For more information, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.